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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Minimal SAA example - shows how to use the SDK with generated audio.
+
+This is a minimal integration example that doesn't require real hardware.
+It generates a simple test tone and feeds it to SAA using feed_audio().
+Useful for testing the SDK's basic functionality.
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+import numpy as np
+from saa import AttentionClient
+
+
+# Generate a fake 1-second test tone (440Hz) at 16kHz mono PCM16
+def generate_test_tone(duration=1.0, sample_rate=16000, frequency=440):
+    """Generate a simple sine wave tone for testing."""
+    t = np.linspace(0, duration, int(sample_rate * duration))
+    tone = (np.sin(2 * np.pi * frequency * t) * 32767).astype(np.int16)
+    return tone.tobytes()
+
+
+def main():
+    # Get API key from environment variable
+    api_key = os.environ.get("SAA_API_KEY")
+    
+    if not api_key:
+        print("❌ Error: SAA_API_KEY environment variable not set")
+        print("   Set it with: export SAA_API_KEY=your_key_here")
+        return 1
+    
+    # Initialize the client in feed mode (we'll feed audio manually)
+    client = AttentionClient(
+        token=api_key,
+        enable_audio=False,  # We'll feed audio manually
+        enable_video=False,  # No video for this example
+    )
+    
+    # Event handlers
+    @client.on_turn_ready
+    def on_turn_ready(event):
+        print(f"✅ TURN DETECTED: duration={event.duration_sec:.2f}s")
+    
+    @client.on_warmup_complete
+    def on_warmup():
+        print("✅ SAA is ready and warmed up!")
+    
+    @client.on_error
+    def on_error(event):
+        print(f"❌ Error: {event.title} - {event.message}")
+    
+    @client.on_disconnected
+    def on_disconnected(event):
+        print(f"Disconnected: {event.reason or 'unknown reason'}")
+    
+    print("🚀 Starting SAA client...")
+    client.start()
+    
+    print("⏳ Waiting for warmup... (this takes ~10-15 seconds)")
+    time.sleep(15)  # Give time for model to warm up
+    
+    # Generate and feed a test tone
+    print("🎵 Feeding test tone (1 second, 440Hz)...")
+    test_audio = generate_test_tone()
+    client.feed_audio(test_audio)
+    
+    # Wait for processing
+    print("⏳ Waiting for SAA to process...")
+    time.sleep(3)
+    
+    # Stop the client
+    print("🛑 Stopping client...")
+    client.stop()
+    print("✅ Done!")
+    
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit(main())